basically

Example Sentences

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“He’s in a galaxy of his own as somebody that I look up to, respect and who basically shaped the game for me.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Sometimes as a player, I think you can just go into your own world because you're basically in a fight to survive," Bellamy says.

From BBC

A heat pump basically runs a chemical - the refrigerant - round and round in a closed loop, going from hot to cold, gas to liquid, compressed to decompressed.

From BBC

"There were people from the cities who said it was horrible and those in the countryside who were basically saying it's country life if you don't like it, don't come," Lucas says.

From BBC

And it also shined a spotlight on Gabbard’s effectiveness in her position, since she basically serves the function of a potted plant.

From Salon